A Slight Smile is Very Charming

Part 23: Impossible to be a Couple

The setting sun shines on him, giving him a surreal glow.  Wei Wei is mesmerized just from looking at his dark eyebrows.  After a long while, complicated feelings start to surge in her heart; a feeling of her heart stopping, and a feeling of inconsolable grief and indignation.

When, when have they been in that kind of a relationship?!  Although she really wants to be in a relationship with him, this is definitely not the way to start......

But then again, this was her initial motive to meet the Great Master.  It's just that now that the Great Master has spoken in the leveled-up version, wouldn't she be at a disadvantage for rejecting him?

Actually, she'll be in a disadvantage whether she rejects him or accepts him.  What is going on?.....

Wei Wei is becoming more and more confused with her logic.  Seeing how her thought process is stuck in a loop, Wei Wei quickly shouts to herself——

Stop!

Stop thinking!

Don't get led by the Great Master's words; it's a dead end.  Just pretend that you didn't hear him.  You didn't hear him.  Just treat it as a virus and quarantine it......

She concentrates on hypnotizing herself and neglects the fact that her ears are already burning red.  Wei Wei pretends to be calm and looks straight into Xiao Nai's eyes, "Since we don't have much time, let's ride on a bike then......"

This is not giving in to him.  She just happens to realize——walking together will attract more attention than riding on a bike together; the longer they are together, the more people will see them.  Therefore, they might as well ride a bike.  Riding is much faster; people might not even be quick enough to see who she is clearly before they disappear in a dash.

Seriously, why did he ask to meet today when there's a game?  They could have met tomorrow instead.  Furthermore, he originally said to meet at 6pm when the game is at 7pm; was he planning to bring her directly to the gymnasium for their date?

That's not right.  It's not a date.  It's meeting, meeting each other......

Xiao Nai stares at her with his back against the sun.  Her defense is too weak; should she advance or retract?  Should she charge forward by impulse or take it slow and steady?

He is always one step ahead of her to draw a conclusion.  He calls her name calmly, "Wei Wei."

"Hm?"

"My bike riding skills are not bad."

Ah?  Wei Wei looks him puzzled.

"Therefore, you don't need to look like," Xiao Nai says slowly, "you're facing death with equanimity (idiom)."

Wei Wei, "......"

Does she have a grave expression on her face already?.....

Wei Wei gets onto the bike while comforting herself that "it's just like parading the streets."  But the second she sits on the bike, she regrets it before she can even have any special feelings from riding it.  It's because she realizes that she is wearing a short skirt today......

The skirt, which is a few centimeters above the knee, is now at least ten centimeters shorter after sitting on the bike.  Although it's not so short that she's exposing herself, it doesn't fail to attract some passer-bys.  Within a couple of minutes of riding, many people are already giving them weird glances.

Wei Wei is about to jump off the bike crying.  Her legs tuck back subconsciously, but it makes no difference.  The bag that she is carrying is too small, so it can't cover anything......It's all the Great Master's fault for giving her such a shock, causing her not to think of this.